Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-09
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON. W. VA.
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The House. this morning, was opened
with PRAYER BY Rev. CObbS, Of the EPl>co-
Tal Church. Several reports were received
from standing committees, after which q
message WIS received from the Senate,
announcing the passage Of : !. X. l.,
Raising a Joint Committee Of the Senate
and House Of Delegates 10 investigate the
manner 81 letting and the conditions Q!
the existing contracts pcrtgiuin" Ia tie
furnishing Of S.hool books Tor the public
% the state.
Mr.. REYNOLDS introduced II. Z. 80,
Tor the reIlri Of Chas Robinson, Of Mercer
countv, and II. T. 3UU, for the reliet OF
Isaac Griffith OIJme county.
Mr.. lsoSehrrry presented II. +. Pol,
changing the date Of the municipal elec-
tion Of Huntington TO the first Tuesday
n April" ami hy his motion it, reference
10 a committee Vas dispensed with, and 1t
was ordered 70 a second reading.
The consideration Of Mr.. Lucas' reSOiu-
ton, referring the SchOOl-TaN Bill hack To
the Committee on Finance, with lBStruc-
tions To ascertain whether IN increase OF
tax was necessary and 10 TX the amount OF
IN. IaaS resumed and the resolution was
2Ost by an ave and nay vote Of - "a N
Rv motion Of NJ. Chew. the Joint Com
uittee L. inspect the Insane Asylum at
Weston Was instructed to inquire into the
condition Of the sewerage o. that in>tltu-
ton. and report the same ON their return.
A motion Was made by Mr.. Chambers TO
re-commit the hill relating 10 the charter
Of the citv Of E-nwuCi 10 the COMMITTEE
on Counties Districts and Municipal Cor
poritionS. in order To allow the committee
N examine some persons who desired IL
APPEAR before 1t. Mr.. Sinclair, the patron
of the hill. opposed the motion IN an earn
~ and argum-ntIfiy- speech, IN which ne
reviewed the attempts 10 defeat the hiil on
previous ocCaSiouS and asked that the Hli
be paSsed 10 It's thiri reading without any
urther DELAY. The motion Ia re-commIt
was voted down. and the ball WAS ordere'
10 a third reading
Mr.. Gardens bill IS, ~rrPealing the
state snuff and te'acco tax, came up "I
~sconG reading. AID waS then ordered I" .
third rrIiIng.
Il. l. -. To prevent the dcpasit 81 tn,
rlrcaS>eS Of dead animals, %c., IN CERTAIN
waters Of the State or upon the Snria"e a.
tny read, street or other public ground,
coming up gu a second reading, Wa
amended IN several places 30 not TO pro
bibit ih- delOSit Of dISh-water and s!opr
rom private hruSFS. and was then orders
Ia a thTd reading
Numerous other u~nimPHrtant bills w"r,
paSSed Ia a third reading.
In the afternoon II. +. Il. "PTohlbIuDl
the marriage OF any person under Il year
Of sgoa unleSs the consent 81 the tIiheT
mother or guardian OF such person Ice glveT
before the Clerk Of the County Court,
coming up on a second reading 0cS1AOueC
some discussion. An amendment VA
offered fixing the lowest aSe Al which GIRL
can marry. At l. and IN amendment VA
offered 10 this 10 hN the ~ at l. Botl
rheSa amendments were voted down an,
The ACE Of Il was finally agreed upon. II
connection with the bill Mr.. MeCiun!
sid that he had Leen a physician for y
wears and he could confidently assert tina
/ 40 early marriages almost invariably ne
suited in great and in many caSeS life Ion.
/ ipiury 10 the health Of the ' Of Sucl
unions This opinion was conhrmed b!
DIR. Thayer, the delegate from Tayloi
county. The bill WAS ordered To 4 thin
reading.
n. 4. - Providing for an alternat
! method OF keeping in repair county ruads,
/ came up on a second reading. and - III
I patrou, Mr.. Grow, WAS absent on leave
Mr.. GorreH supported the bill IN a foEcihl
speech. Thisbin was not in goodoondltlo'
( and several amendments were found TO ID
~neceSSary, which, With the ACCOMPANYING
discussion occupied almost the entire alter
noon. The bill WAS finally perfected an
ordered to ~engrUSsment and third reading
During the DAY many members obtalne,
leave Of absence for the purpose of spend
Ing a few days at home, and In the after
noon the attendance was pretty well thlnne
out.